Procurement of Servers and Equipment for the Server Infrastructure of Uman National University — Ukraine Improving Higher Education for Results Project

Request for Quotations Goods Country: Ukraine Name of Project: Ukraine Improving Higher Education for Results Project (UIHERP) Loan No.: 9238-UA Name of the Procurement: Procurement of Servers and Equipment for the Server Infrastructure of Uman National University RFQ Reference No.: MOES-UIHERP-C2-MERGERS-66/R 1. Ukraine received the Loan No. 9238-UA from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in US dollars to finance the Ukraine Improving Higher Education for Results Project and intends to use part of the funds to make payments under the Contract resulting from procurement No. MOES-UIHERP-C2-MERGERS-66/R “Procurement of Servers and Equipment for the Server Infrastructure of Uman National University”. 2. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine invites eligible suppliers to submit quotations for the supply of servers and equipment for the server infrastructure. More detailed information is provided in the Technical Specification. The expected duration of the supply of goods is 120 (one hundred twenty) days from the date of signing the contract. 3. The World Bank requires compliance with the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines and its applicable sanctions policies and procedures, as outlined in the World Bank Group Sanctions Framework. In further compliance with this policy, Bidders shall permit and require their agents (whether declared or not), subcontractors, sub-consultants, service providers, suppliers and personnel to permit the Bank to inspect all invoices, records and other documents relating to the Request for Quotations and execution of the contract (in case of award), as well as for their verification by auditors appointed by the Bank. 4. Suppliers shall submit at least the following additional documents as part of their quotations: Evidence of authorization to offer and supply the proposed Goods, issued by the Manufacturer or an entity in the official supply chain, together with supporting supply chain documentation where required under the RFQ (for Suppliers that are not manufacturers of the proposed Goods); Information on the local authorized service department/company. More detailed information is given in the Request for Quotations. 5. Procurement will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Quotations (RFQ), in accordance with the applicable World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. The RFQ documents have been issued in Ukrainian only. No English version of the RFQ documents has been issued. The procurement process will be carried out through the national electronic procurement system Prozorro. Suppliers shall register with an authorized electronic marketplace of their choice to participate in the procurement process. Information on registration is available at: https://infobox.prozorro.org/upload/files/main/2038/613/guide-for-non-residents-1502-2.pdf Quotations shall be submitted exclusively through the electronic procurement system. Quotations submitted by hand or by email shall not be considered. 6. The complete set of RFQ documents in Ukrainian, including the Technical Specification, quotation forms and draft contract, is freely available in the electronic procurement system Prozorro at: https://prozorro.gov.ua/uk/tender/UA-2026-10-06-006726-a The RFQ documents, amendments and clarifications shall be published by the Purchaser on the Prozorro website and all authorized electronic marketplaces and shall be freely accessible. Only registered suppliers will be able to submit clarification requests and/or quotations to the electronic procurement system through their selected marketplace. 7. Quotations shall be submitted through the electronic procurement system no later than 3:00 PM Kyiv, Ukraine time on October 27, 2026. After the deadline for Quotation submission the suppliers will not be able to submit quotations: this option will be closed by the system automatically. The Supplier may submit, withdraw, substitute or modify its quotation prior to the deadline for submission by submitting/withdrawing/replacing the uploaded documents in the electronic procurement system. The Purchaser does not bear any responsibility for the failure of the Supplier to submit its Quotation on time for any reason. 8. All quotations must be accompanied by a Quotation-Securing Declaration, using the form included in the RFQ. 9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful supplier’s beneficial ownership as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form included in the RFQ.